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An aerial view of a coal-fired power station in Lanzhou in northwestern China's Gansu province (AP file image)

Global emissions will peak in 2025, says International Energy Agency

IEA energy outlook report's scenario is based on prevailing policy settings that see a definitive peak in global demand for fossil fuels

27 Oct 2022 12:43 PM

The award was announced by a jury chaired by veteran Polish filmmaker Agnieszka Holland. (Twitter)

Shaunak Sen's 'All That Breathes' wins Cannes award

Sen's win is India's second in Cannes in two years

29 May 2022 5:45 AM

French President and La Republique en Marche party candidate for re-election Emmanuel Macron holds his fist in the air as he holds Brigitte Macron's hand after his victory in France's presidential election, in Paris, on April 24, 2022. (Ludovic MARIN / AFP)

France's Macron wins new term after far-right battle

Macron is the first French president in two decades to win a second term, but his latest victory was narrower than the last face-off in 2017

25 Apr 2022 10:39 AM

The French national flag flying at the entrance of the Élysée Palace in Paris in January this year. (AFP Photo)

Two shades of blue: Emmanuel Macron makes subtle change in French flag

President Emmanuel Macron ordered a change to the colour of the French flag to find echoes of heroism in France's past

16 Nov 2021 12:08 PM

The study covers vaccination with the Pfizer/BioNtech, Moderna and AstraZeneca jabs. (Representational image: AFP)

Vaccines prevent severe Covid, even from Delta: study

The researchers compared the outcomes of 11 million vaccinated people with 11 million unvaccinated subjects

11 Oct 2021 11:34 AM

Governments could still set whatever local corporate tax rate they want, but if companies pay lower rates in a particular country, their home governments could 'top up' their taxes to the 15% minimum, eliminating the advantage of shifting profits.

What is the global minimum tax deal that India, 135 other nations have agree on?

The minimum tax and other provisions aim to put an end to decades of tax competition between governments to attract foreign investment

09 Oct 2021 1:32 PM

On the heels of deadly floods in India, China and northern Europe as well as asphalt-melting heatwaves in North America and southern Europe, the IPCC's report is the first so-called assessment report since 2014. (Representational image: AP)

UN set to unveil landmark report as climate impacts multiply

The report will project global temperature changes until the end of the century under different emissions scenarios

09 Aug 2021 12:39 PM

France also shortened the time frame for when a person is considered fully vaccinated after the second dose, to one week instead of two. (ANI Photo)

France allows visitors with Indian-made AstraZeneca vaccine

Several other EU countries already accept the Indian version, which is notably used in the U.K. and around Africa

17 Jul 2021 6:01 PM

The annual Pride March parade in Paris on June 26, 2021. (AFP)

France to legalise IVF for lesbians after two-year debate

Under current French law, only heterosexual couples have the right to access medically assisted procreation methods such as IVF

29 Jun 2021 11:04 AM

At the end of the four-hour and 11-minute final, Djokovic handed his racquet to the youngster who was then pictured on TV jumping for joy and in shock at the gesture. (Photo:Twitter)

Djokovic gives match-winning racquet to boy 'with right tactics'

Novak Djokovic said he gave away his French Open winning racquet to a young boy watching courtside for 'giving me the right tactics'

15 Jun 2021 12:21 AM

The study will test vaccine candidate formulas against the original coronavirus. (Photo: PTI)

Production of another COVID-19 vaccine to begin in weeks

Manufacturing will begin in the coming weeks to enable rapid access to the vaccine, should it be approved

27 May 2021 3:23 PM

Much of the loss was in the Amazon, including new areas that were deliberately cleared. (AFP file photo)

Sharp increase in destruction of virgin forest in 2020

Tropical forests continue to disappear rapidly, threatening irreparable losses to Earth's crucial biodiversity

31 Mar 2021 1:50 PM

An act of sexual penetration by an adult on a minor under 15 will be considered a rape, said Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti

French government seeks to set age for sexual consent at 15

A push to set France's first age of consent three years ago in the wake of the global #MeToo movement failed amid legal complications

10 Feb 2021 5:53 PM

France calls foul as Sanofi announce that US will get virus vaccine first

Sanofi sparked controversy after announcing that US patients would get their vaccine first as US government was helping to fund the vaccine

14 May 2020 4:44 PM

HANDS IN GLOVES: Ball-boys and girls do stretching exercises at the Roland Garros stadium, in Paris. AP Photo

Covid-19 effect: No shaking, no sharing, no showering in tennis

ITF issued a set of guidelines which include arriving at a venue already dressed and leaving immediately after the conclusion of a match

02 May 2020 9:31 AM

Lyon's President Jean-Michel Aulas (R) exchanges pleasantries with the president of the French Ligue LFP Nathalie Boy de la Tour before the match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Olympique de Lyon (OL) at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris. AFP Photo

Ninth Ligue 1 title for PSG as season declared over

PSG striker Kylian Mbappe and Monaco forward Wissam Ben Yedder finished as the top scorers with 18 goals

01 May 2020 8:41 AM

Lyon's Dutch forward Memphis Depay. AFP Photo

PSG to be crowned Ligue 1 champions as standings frozen: report

LFP’s board will ratify the recommendation and effectively hand PSG their seventh title in the last eight years

30 Apr 2020 3:46 PM

PSG players wave to their supporters after winning their Champions League Group A match against Brugge at the Parc des Princes stadium, in Paris. AP Photo

PSG boss says club could play Champions League matches abroad

Already in the quarter-finals of Champions League, PSG are yet to know their opponents as the round of 16 ties were not completed

29 Apr 2020 11:24 AM

Stefanos Tsitsipas holds up the cardboard on which he wrote Kyrgios number. Twitter Photo

Stefanos Tsitsipas serves up birthday prank on friend Nick Kyrgios

Fans called thinking it is Greek player's number, but calls went to switched off Kyrgios' number

27 Apr 2020 7:17 PM

Olympique de Marseille's French midfielder Florian Thauvin celebrates after scoring during the French Ligue 1 match against Amiens. AFP Photo

'Full medical checkups' for Ligue 1 players from May 11

A draft document on medical and health protocols was presented by the league's representative for club doctors

25 Apr 2020 8:02 AM

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